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' F. W. A. snumz.

Bow.

APPLICATION FILED Nov. 4; 191

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of the the b0 in, adapted to retain the soape into which it bent, and tohold the how in the form thereby imparted to it.

In a how having a loop, a former of plastic metal ivithin said loopadapted to retain the shape into which it is bent and to hold the loopin the form thereby imparted to it, and a metal staple securing saidformer in place, the prongs of said staple. passing through andbeingclenched upon the material of said loop.

4. In a how having lateral loops and a cross hand, a former of plasticmetal Within said loops adapted to retain the shape into which it isbent and to hold the loops in the form thereby imparted to thorn andstaple securing said former to said loops, said staple being concealedon the treat side of the how hy the front of sad hand.

5, In a how having lateral loops and a cross hand, a former Of PilAStlCmetal secured Within the loops adapted to retai i the shape into whichit is bentand to hold the loops in theforni thereby imparted to them,and a fastener securing together the loops, the cross hand and theformer. 6. In a how having loops made of av strip of enitahle materialwith the ends folded inward, a cross hand of suitable lllfil terialcxtei'iding across said loops with ends meeting; on the backside of thehow a former oi. plastic metal Within said loops, and a. fas enerholding said formerin place and past; i' through the material of one ofsaid lo and the ends of said cross hand, 1 constituting the secureinentfor all of 0 1d per i T. In a how having lateral loops made of a stripof suitable material with the ends -folded inward, a cross hand-ofsuitable ma.- terial extending across said loops with its ends meetingon the back side of the how, a sti'fi'ener Within said loops, a long andrelatively narrow former strip of plastic metal extending lelngtliwiseWithin said. loops, an

attaching strip located at the rear of said how, and a double prongednn-tol staple, the prongs of which pass through the ends of said crosshand and. through said attach ing' strip, the material of one of andsaid stillener, and at each side of said metal formez; securing all ofsaid parts to gether. I

S. An, ornamental how for shoes, coinprisinp; e forming looped wings anda central r band, a sheet of relatively still? material Within said.Wings for keeping them flan and a clenched'metal staple tending throughsaid Wing's, said stilt material, and tllfiltitl portion of said centralhand, whereby said Wings are prevented from slipping through saidhand,said staple being concealed by the front of said hand.

9. ,A. how comprising a former, an inner covering strip extendinglengthwise of the tori'ner andtovering its outer side and ends. the endportions of said strip bearing on the hack of the former, and atransverse covering strip extending crosswise of the former. andcovering the central portion of the inner strip and the edges of saidcentral portion, the end portions of the outer strip overlapping the endportions of the inner strip at the hack of the former.

10. A how comprising a stiffener having; a reinforcement of ductilemetal adapted to he curved With the stiffener and to retain thecurvature, and two covering strips one extending lengthwise and theother crosswise of the stiffener, the end portions of said strips beingbent across the edges of the stiffener vand attached to the backthereof.

Signed by me at Boston, Massachusetts,

this 31st day of October 1911.

FREDERICK W. A. SHULlZ.

'itnesses: v

Romain (JUSHMAN, (I 1 I An mes l). \Vooonmm

